Keynote speakers and members of the judging panel

Several keynote presentations enrich the StartWeek and an expert judging panel selects the winning group.

Speakers and Members of the Judging Panel

Dr. oec. HSG Martin Keller studied Business Administration and Education and received his doctorate in conflict resolution at the University of St.Gallen. Since 2003, Martin Keller has been a lecturer in leadership skills and business education at the University of St.Gallen. Martin Keller is also responsible for consulting educational institutions and educational administrations. For the StartWeek 2020, he will give a keynote presentation at the StartWeek Seminar I.

Claudius Krucker, lic. iur. HSG oversaw the introduction of the Bologna reform at the HSG as part of the team “Neukonzeption Lehre” (reorganisation of study programmes) and helped develop the concept of the StartWeek. After that, Claudius Krucker turned his passion into his profession and moved to culture, founding the art and exhibition platform "artagenda.com" and the Coworking Space "CreativeSpace". Claudius Krucker will give a keynote presentation at the StartWeek Seminar I and is the expert for the production of the Closing Event of the StartWeek.

Dr. David Bosshart has been CEO of the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute for Economic and Social Studies since 1999. His work focuses on the future of consumption, societal transformation, digitisation (human-machine), management and culture, globalisation and political philosophy. For the StartWeek 2020, David Bosshart is a an expert on the German panel discussion on Wednesday.

Prof. Dr. oec. Walter Brenner has been Director of the Institute of Information Management (IWI-HSG), Director of the Institute of Computer Science (ICS-HSG) and Professor of Information Systems at the University of St.Gallen since April 2001. He also works as a consultant on information management issues and the preparation of companies for the digitally networked world. For the StartWeek 2020 he is an expert on the German panel discussion on Wednesday.

Prof. Dr. Isabelle Wildhaber has been a full professor of private and commercial law at the University of St.Gallen since 2015, with special emphasis on labour law, and director of the Institute for Work and Employment Research (FAA-HSG). She is President of the Committee for the Equality of Women and Men at the University of St.Gallen. For the StartWeek 2020, she is an expert on the German panel discussion on Wednesday.

Jacqueline Gasser-Beck, lic. iur. EMBA HSG is head of the "Teaching Innovation Lab" at the University of St.Gallen. Her team supports the faculty in the development of innovative teaching formats in the digital age. For the StartWeek she will be serving as an expert on the English discussion panel on Wednesday and is engaged as a media expert in the Documentation Team digital.

Stefan Linder is co-founder and CEO of the Swiss Economic Forum, which he has built up together with Peter Stähli over the past 18 years to become Switzerland's leading economic platform. Stefan Linder worked intensively in Silicon Valley on new technologies, market changes, future topics and innovation. For the StartWeek 2020, Stefan Linder is a member of the judging panel